Cheeseburger Bobby's locations in both Peachtree Corners and Sandy Springs have closed in recent weeks with sources telling ToNeTo Atlanta that the franchisor of the locally owned business may be looking to reopen at least one of them. Cheeseburger Bobby's was started by Bobby Stoll, who along with his brother Richard, co-founded and later sold the Stevi B's Pizza Buffet chain. (Richard now operates the two unit Huey Luey's chain)
Local readers tell ToNeTo Atlanta that the Sandy Springs location closed at the end of 2022 before reopening in early 2023 but closed again in recent weeks. The Peachtree Corners restaurant closed in late 2022 and has not reopened. The Norcross restaurant, owned by the same franchisee as the Sandy Springs restaurant, reportedly performed well but suffered from bad management, highlighted by a second failing health department score this past September.
The restaurant in Peachtree Corners is still marked as occupied on the shopping center group's website, whereas the space in Sandy Springs is marked as vacant and available.
Elsewhere in the greater metro Atlanta area, local real estate firm The Shumacher Group is marketing an existing Cheeseburger Bobby's in Cartersville for sale. Cheeseburger Bobby's locations have previously closed in Buckhead (Chastain Park), Suwanee, and Rome, among others.
According to the Cheeseburger Bobby's website, the chain continues to operate nine locations in Georgia: Augusta, Canton, Cartersville, Cumming, Flowery Branch, Hiram, Kennesaw, Marietta, and Woodstock. The company also operates a single location in Huntsville, Alabama. Both the Peachtree Corners and Sandy Springs restaurants have been removed from the corporate website.
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